At best, a rope around the propeller is inconvenient. At worst, it’s deadly. Emrhys Barrell tests seven rope cutters to find out if they cut it
Yachting Monthly
Libby Purves podcast: May 2015
“The commodore, presumably, would take on the role of Prime Minister” Voting time! With the new fixed-term rule, General Election day approaches with all the fearful inevitability of Low Water…
Weston Bay Yacht Club to open new facilities
Weston Bay Yacht Club to open a new extension to its clubhouse on 18 April 2015
Sailing charter in Desolation Sound
Avoid the high season and a sailing charter in Desolation Sound can give you a genuine flavour of wilderness cruising. Chris Beeson explores Big Country
Tom Cunliffe podcast: May 2015
‘Having to brass up to lie in what have always been free anchorages is another burden on our creaking cruising budgets’ My first experience of Internet-based weather forecasting for sailors…
Dick Durham podcast – May 2015
“Scraping a burning surfaceinchesfrom your face while, lying on your back is a kind of torture” By the time the weather’s good enough to launch your boat, the novelty of…
Try sailing for free this summer with RYA Push the Boat Out
Sailing clubs across the country will offer sailing taster sessions in May as part of the RYA's Push the Boat Out initiative
Whitehaven Marina berthing numbers up
Cumbrian sailors are driving demand for berths in Whitehaven Marina following investment
May 2015
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Sailing 100 miles without a keel
In 2010 a charter yacht completed three sailing charters and over 100 miles before anyone noticed the keel fell off after she ran aground